1. DEMOCRACY’S BIRTHPLACE CATHERINE MCCULLOUGH PERIOD 4 Athens

2. Geography Fertile valleys Many farms Many mountains Aigaleo west mountain Parnes north mountain Pentelikon northeast mountain Hymettus east mountain

3. Stable Food Source Ate bread dipped in wine for breakfast Ate bread dipped in wine and olives, figs, cheese or dried fish for lunch Dinner was main meal Ate vegetables, fruit, fish, and possibly honey cakes for dinner Fish=main protein Beef was expensive Poor could only have beef during festivals

4. Government Fully developed democracy Important to be part of government Only men could vote Assembly Council of 50“Branches” of government Peoples court

5. Religion Each city-state had god or goddess in charge Athens goddess was Athena Poseidon and Athena both gave gifts to the Athenians, and Athena’s gift was better so the city- state is named after her Parthenon located on Acropolis, dedicated to Athena

6. Architecture Parthenon Erechtheion Theater of Dionysus Ancient Agora Parthenon had Doric style columns Erechtheion had Ionic style columns

7. Social Structure Men had many more rights Women, slaves and children couldn’t vote The father was the head of the house Father BoysGirlsSlaves Mother

8. The Arts Gathered at Theater of Dionysus Ten day festival Art lovers Pottery Sculptures Fine Jewelry Architecture Photo Credit: commons.wikimedia.org

9. Writing Wrote good literature Wrote poetry Playwrights Philosophers-Aristotle and Plato Speakers platform. Aristotle and Plato stood here.

10. Legacy/Technology Made currency by digging silver Had trireme to steal money Pottery made money but not huge amounts Democracy Branches of government Philosophy Created natural laws(patterns and explanations of the world) Mathematics-Archimedes

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